Climate Change
There have been votes in Parliament on targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions and on increasing the proportion of electricity generated via renewable means as well as on the establishment of a UK Green Investment Bank, to invest in projects which, for example, reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Rory Stewart generally voted against measures to prevent climate change
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On 3 May 2016:
Rory Stewart was absent for a vote on Housing and Planning Bill — New Clause — Permitted Carbon Dixoide Emission Rate for New Homes
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On 14 Mar 2016:
Rory Stewart voted against requiring a strategy for carbon capture and storage for the energy industry.
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On 14 Mar 2016:
Rory Stewart voted against setting a decarbonisation target for the UK within six months of June 2016 and to review it annually thereafter.
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On 26 Oct 2015:
Rory Stewart was absent for a vote on Finance Bill — Clause 42 — Vehicle Tax — Relation to Carbon Dioxide Emissions — Surcharge for Vehicles Costing Over Forty Thousand Pounds
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On 8 Sep 2015:
Rory Stewart voted to apply the Climate Change Levy tax to electricity generated from renewable sources.
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On 14 Jul 2015:
Rory Stewart voted in favour of the Summer 2015 budget which, among other measures, increased the minimum wage, replaced student maintenance grants with loans and cut tax credits.
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On 14 Jul 2015:
Rory Stewart voted to apply the tax on non-domestic electricity supplies known as the climate change levy to electricity generated from renewable sources.
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On 4 Dec 2013:
Rory Stewart was absent for a vote on Energy Bill — Enabling Carbon Dioxide Emissions Limits to be Applied to Stations Which Fit Pollution Abatement Equipment
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On 4 Jun 2013:
Rory Stewart was absent for a vote on Energy Bill — Clause 1 — Requirement to Set a Decarbonisation Target Range
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On 4 Jun 2013:
Rory Stewart was absent for a vote on Energy Bill — Third Reading
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On 3 Jun 2013:
Rory Stewart was absent for a vote on Energy Bill- Clause 42 — Exemption from Carbon Dioxide Emission Limits During Commissioning of Electricity Generation Plants Using Carbon Capture and Storage
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On 19 Dec 2012:
Rory Stewart voted to reform the energy market with regard to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, securing supply, affordability for consumers and increasing generation from renewable sources.
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On 17 Oct 2012:
Rory Stewart was absent for a vote on Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — New Clause 22 — UK Green Investment Bank — Duty to Support Climate Change Act Targets
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On 17 Oct 2012:
Rory Stewart was absent for a vote on Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Third Reading
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On 11 Jun 2012:
Rory Stewart voted in favour of establishing a Green Investment Bank, strengthening copyright law relating to commercialised works, encouraging employment disputes to be settled outside of tribunals, and other business related reforms.
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The following agreements were made while this member was elected:
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On 24 Jun 2019:
Approval of SI setting 2050 Net Zero target date
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